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Matt Damon (left) and Ben Affleck were among the many interviewed by Steven Rea.

This is my last column for the Inquirer. I've been writing the Sunday "Movies" page (or "On Movies," as it has also been known - catchy!) for something like 24 years. And for 10 years before officially being named a movie critic, my byline appeared in these pages as a staff writer. It's a span of time that seems to have rocketed by in a Star Wars-ian hyperspace flash.

Some of the folks I've talked to over the years, in person, on the phone, on the set, via Skype, FaceTime, at festivals, hotels, over lunches and coffees, and every now and then on their home turf: Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Altman, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky,

I hope the questions I asked, and the answers I received, and the way those conversations were put together in these pages (and online, of course) have proved enlightening, engaging, unexpected, a fun read.

Writing about and reviewing films and talking to the people involved in their making has been a privilege, an education, a thrill. Looking ahead, I've got some book projects in mind. And, yes, they center on movies. It's hard to kick the habit. And why would anyone want to? - Steven Rea